Ghoramara
| Ghoramara | ||
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| Waters | Hugli ( Ganges ) | |
| Geographical location | 21 ° 55 '28 " N , 88 ° 7' 44" E | |
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| length | 2.6 km | |
| width | 2.4 km | |
| surface | 5 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 9 m | |
| Residents | 4800 (2018) 960 inhabitants / km² |
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Ghoramara ( Bengali ঘোড়ামারা দ্বীপ Ghoṛāmārā dbīp ) is an Indian island in the Ganges Delta .
geography
Ghoramara is located 150 km south of Calcutta in the Indian state of West Bengal , in the Sundarbans in the Bay of Bengal . The island lies at the mouth of the Hugli River , an estuary of the Ganges . It is only one meter above the sea and has an area of around 4.7 km².
The island is directly affected by the consequences of climate change . Due to erosion and rising sea levels , the island has lost around half of its original size since the 1980s. Much of the population, which used to be around 10,000, has already left the island.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bernd Musch-Borowska: The island that sinks into the sea. tagesschau.de, December 2, 2018, accessed December 3, 2018 .